Went swimming one summer in a local gravel pit, wife was diagnosed one week later.
Gravel pit was at a 4-way stop location.
Missing person report from prior December indicated a local resident, late at night in a snow event, returning from a bar never got home.
Wife’s doctor put 2 and 2 together and later that month (July) winched the guy and his pickup from the pit.
Seems he likely had slid thru the intersection and the heavy snow covered the tracks. Water had not yet frozen over at the time of the incident.
Dr. said (got a TV news spot...), giardia in water is the result of decaying mammalian flesh in stagnant water. Usually from small animals that drown. In most cases the amount of water involved dilutes it so that it is not a real concern in lakes.
“giardia in water is the result of decaying mammalian flesh in stagnant water.”
Ewww...human soup. Glad they put the case to rest though.
Not far from me.
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) _ A body found in a car submerged in a shallow pond was positively identified Saturday as that of Carole Pappas, the wife of former major-league pitcher Milt Pappas, who disappeared five years ago.
https://www.apnews.com/ed3023c56cf981966b5aa0c3991e4cdf